How long do people stay in their homes in Bridgewater Center, NJ?

Name: How long people stay in Bridgewater Center, NJ, 2020–2024
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13.8% (±4.4 points) of households in Bridgewater Center, NJ moved into their current home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

31.0% have lived in it since before 2000.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Moved in 2020 or later: 13.8% (±4.4 points)
Since before 2000: 31.0%

When households in Bridgewater Center moved in

Occupied housing units by year the householder moved in, 2020–2024
Moved in	Bridgewater Center	Somerset County	New Jersey	United States
2023 or later	2.5% (±1.9 points)	3.2%	3.6%	4.6%
2020 to 2022	11.3% (±4.0 points)	17.0%	17.6%	20.2%
2010 to 2019	33.2% (±6.8 points)	38.5%	39.0%	39.6%
2000 to 2009	22.0% (±5.6 points)	18.5%	18.0%	16.4%
1990 to 1999	13.8% (±4.7 points)	12.6%	10.7%	9.6%
1989 or earlier	17.2% (±3.2 points)	10.2%	11.1%	9.5%

A high share of recent movers usually means more renting households and more turnover; a high share of long-time residents usually means more owners who have stayed.

In Bridgewater Center, the share of households that moved in since 2020 is lower than in Somerset County (20.2%).

It is also lower than in New Jersey (21.2%).

It is lower than the national figure (24.8%).

Households that moved in since 2020 in places near Bridgewater Center

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Bridgewater Center
Place	Distance	Households that moved in since 2020	Compared with this place
Bridgewater Center	—	13.8% (±4.4 points)	—
Green Knoll	1.7 mi	19.4% (±5.9 points)	Not measurably different
Raritan Borough	2.2 mi	28.7% (±5.7 points)	Higher
Bradley Gardens	2.3 mi	15.4% (±4.5 points)	Not measurably different
Somerville Borough	3.0 mi	36.8% (±5.8 points)	Higher
Martinsville	3.7 mi	11.2% (±3.3 points)	Not measurably different
The Hills	3.8 mi	19.5% (±3.4 points)	Higher
Branchburg Township	4.7 mi	13.6% (±3.3 points)	Not measurably different
Finderne	4.7 mi	30.5% (±8.9 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Raritan Borough, NJ (28.7%), Somerville Borough, NJ (36.8%), The Hills, NJ (19.5%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that moved in since 2020 across Somerset County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that moved in since 2020
12	The Hills	19.5% (±3.4 points)
13	Green Knoll	19.4% (±5.9 points)
14	Bedminster	18.2% (±9.0 points)
15	Kingston	15.6% (±14.9 points)
16	Bradley Gardens	15.4% (±4.5 points)
17	Basking Ridge	15.1% (±4.6 points)
18	Bridgewater Center	13.8% (±4.4 points)
19	Blackwells Mills	13.4% (±4.9 points)
20	Lyons	13.2% (±6.7 points)
21	Martinsville	11.2% (±3.3 points)
22	Middlebush	10.8% (±14.0 points)
23	Neshanic Station	10.2% (±6.0 points)
24	Voorhees	6.1% (±10.0 points)

Showing 13 of 24 places in Somerset County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Bridgewater Center is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside Bridgewater Township, whose figures include it.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Bridgewater Center

How often do people move in Bridgewater Center?

13.8% of households in Bridgewater Center, NJ moved into their home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many long-time residents does Bridgewater Center have?

31.0% of households in Bridgewater Center have lived in their home since 1999 or earlier.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Bridgewater Center CDP, New Jersey

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DP04_0051PE, DP04_0051PM, DP04_0052PE, DP04_0052PM, DP04_0053PE, DP04_0053PM, DP04_0054PE, DP04_0054PM, DP04_0055PE, DP04_0055PM, DP04_0056PE, DP04_0056PM

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